02 / Vision
Enabling the
region’s enterprise
Abdulla Bin Zayed Investment Group of Companies began its journey in 1990 with a clear vision: to support and enable the growing business landscape of the Middle East.
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The Visionary
01
The visionary of
Abdulla Bin Zayed
Abdulla Bin Zayed established the group in the early 1990s with a focus on building sustainable ventures rather than short-term positions.
The earliest enterprises set the pattern that still holds: technical businesses, licensed and certified, serving industries that cannot afford to fail. Dolphin Air in aircraft engineering. Oilfield Petroleum FZE and Aviation Solutions FZC in fuel. Raad Express in delivery. An engineering division, alongside real estate and gems trading.
From a Dubai head office with branches and offices throughout the UAE and beyond, the group continues to work the same way: understanding what a market actually needs, then building the operating capability to serve it.
Our Vision
Understand what the market needs.
Then build the capability to deliver it.
Then build the capability to deliver it.
That has meant entering nine sectors over three decades, each one chosen because the group could bring genuine operating depth, not simply capital.
01
Aviation
Engineering, MRO, spare parts, fuel supply and cargo charter.
02
Finance & Investments
Capital allocation and long-term holdings across the group.
03
Energy
LPG distribution, central gas systems and industrial supply.
04
Engineering
Calibration, testing, inspection and instrument repair.
05
Real Estate
Residential, commercial, retail and investment property.
06
Travel & Tourism
Hot air balloon experiences over the UAE desert.
07
Trading
Consumer electronics retail and bulk business supply.
08
Logistics
Movement and delivery across the UAE and beyond.
09
Innovative Solutions
New ventures built to solve practical market problems.
02 / Approach
What guides
the decisions
Build to operate
Every holding is a working business with licences, staff and customers, never a passive stake.
Hold for decades
Dolphin Air has been flying since 1971. We measure returns in decades, not quarters.
Earn the standing
EIAC, ESMA, QEC and ISO 17025 approvals are the entry price for the industries we serve.
Develop at home
Capability is built in the UAE, with UAE teams, for UAE clients first.